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Friday, October 15, 1999 OnCampus/News    CINEMA    Catching Kentucky on film   If you go Second Film Festival "Fast Food Women" and "From the Mountains to the Maquiladoras" When: Thursday, Nov. 11, 7 p.m. Where: W.T. Young Library. Third Film Festival Event When: Dec. 9. Where: On UK campus. Time and place to be announced. Filmmaker Herb Smith introduces his new documentary on Bluegrass musician Ralph Stanley.   Tina Parker CONTRIBUTING WRITER   Saving a mountain, securing a living wage and enjoying bluegrass music have more in common than meets the eye.   This fall, the Central Kentucky Chapter of Kentuckians for the Commonwealth brings these issues to UK in a film festival.   The film festival consists of three events featuring documentaries produced by Appalshop, a community-based media and cultural center in Whitesburg, Kentucky.   The films depict eastern Kentuckians taking action to secure the well-being and protection of their land.   Janet Tucker, committee representative for the Central Kentucky Chapter, said issues concerning land preservation reflect the organization's recent campaign to save Black Mountain.   "We worked to save Black Mountain from mountaintop removal and that issue is still an ongoing campaign for KFTC," Tucker said. "There's been a lot of community and campus support in Lexington, so it was only appropriate to bring these issues to light here."   The second film focused on the shifting labor market and its impact on working people. The relocation of factories overseas and the need for a living wage are highlighted in this film.   To bring more awareness to sweatshop labor, members of the UK Coalition Against Sweatshops will distribute information.   "We're developing a working relationship with KFTC and look forward to working together on upcoming events," said Luke Boyett, a history and sociology junior. Boyett is a member of the UK Coalition Against Sweatshops.   Students said the films made them more aware of community issues in the state.   "For a person who's new to Kentucky, the films exposed me to some important issues for this area that would make me want to be involved in the community," said Joy Hayes, a graduate student in English from eastern Tennessee.   Lexington Community College undeclared sophomore Billy Tucker said he would go to the festival again and again.   "It makes you open your eyes a little bit more. You get to see for yourself what's wrong with the whole situation," Tucker said.   Current Headlines OnCampus/News

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